yesterday i told my brother about the 9800 pro and he said it was too expensive and the 9200 series will be okay to play half life 2 or other games i'd like to ask about ur opinion about this and i will be showing my brother this forum and how yall think
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http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-268R&depa=0
this is the one i want to get, i'm still deciding on refurbished ones or unused ones
i have a amd athlon xp 1800+
512 mb of ram
gigabyte GA-7VAXP ultra mobo
80 gb of hard drive space( dunno company)
this is the one i want to get, i'm still deciding on refurbished ones or unused ones
i have a amd athlon xp 1800+
512 mb of ram
gigabyte GA-7VAXP ultra mobo
80 gb of hard drive space( dunno company)
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Your processor will affect the performance of that 9800 PRO. I think refurbished products are just as good as new products. They would not sell the used products if they were not stable. Plus, Newegg is a very reliable store. Their products are quality. Its an awesome buy. So go with it.
please explain shamrock, as i have heard this many times, also if you have read the benchmark the inquirer had earlier, they say the settings i have now came up with fairly good results, is that true?
here's the link, http://theinquirer.net/?article=19405
i'm really looking forward to the hl2 and cs:s i'm trying to get the best experience out of it
oh and btw, the 9800 pro i was buying has OEM and barebone on it, what does those mean?
here's the link, http://theinquirer.net/?article=19405
i'm really looking forward to the hl2 and cs:s i'm trying to get the best experience out of it
oh and btw, the 9800 pro i was buying has OEM and barebone on it, what does those mean?
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All I am saying is that your processor is slower than normal, but it meets minimum specifications needed to run HL2. You will get decent performance, but the speed of your processor will affect the gameplay. But like I already said, it meets minimum specifications. So it should run, but to your liking? More than likely no.
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Shamrock said:
refurbed are always a gamble. i know a guy who had a refurbed card break down on him from newegg.com within the first week he got it and have heard other minor issues from people who refurbed cards, like artifacting.
yes, these are good results and they are accurate if you are only going to play by yourself in a small cave with spinning blocks of shaders.
but its simply not accurate to how hl2 will perform.
so what you tryna say posey? first i know refurbished stuff HAS to be a gamble, slim or fat chance, it all depends if you really get the luck i have nothing to say about that
second what the heck you mean by small cave?
also newegg has a 15 day refund or return(either one) policy, so it's not THAT big of a problem
second what the heck you mean by small cave?
also newegg has a 15 day refund or return(either one) policy, so it's not THAT big of a problem
word to my home slice adrien C YO!
haha yea 9800 is good, considering i WILL save up money for a new processor, it'll last for a while...gooooood while.....
oh and btw is there a program in the net that moniters the temperature of your video card?
if there is plz gimme link
haha yea 9800 is good, considering i WILL save up money for a new processor, it'll last for a while...gooooood while.....
oh and btw is there a program in the net that moniters the temperature of your video card?
if there is plz gimme link
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hoboman said:
heh. a small cave is where the VST takes place. and thats where the average framerate is gathered. so its not an accurate demo of what hl2 performance will be like, thats all.
like i said before, once you throw AI, physics and more models running around, those low-end systems are going to be hurting.
well that'll really suck because the poor people just plain-old won't get to play hl2 and css normally, like earlier how cs was such a worldwide game because of it's low requirements, etc
i really can't blame anyone, it just stinks how the younger children(w/o work) just has to live with what they have now, as one of these people, i try hard to save up my allowances, and it's pretty much the card i can afford, the 9800 pro
i really can't blame anyone, it just stinks how the younger children(w/o work) just has to live with what they have now, as one of these people, i try hard to save up my allowances, and it's pretty much the card i can afford, the 9800 pro
hehe...sorry, yea i am gonna buy the 9800 pro......but the thing is that i don't have 160 now and i have to wait til the end of november til i can get it, i really hope they will have a fairly big sale to push down the prices, then it'll be easier for me to buy, i'd love to buy it now tho...
yea but the thing is i have a g2 mx400, i really really need a new card, i can work on the processor l8er
yea but the thing is i have a g2 mx400, i really really need a new card, i can work on the processor l8er
i've been lookin at processors, tell me which one's the most affordable and much better than my athlon xp 1800+
http://www.newegg.com/app/SearchProductResult.asp?Submit=Go&DEPA=0
thx for hlp!!!! :cheese: :cheese: :cheese:
http://www.newegg.com/app/SearchProductResult.asp?Submit=Go&DEPA=0
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